TripleD

NotSocialist, That is partially true. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Obama administration do count those removals in its total deportation figures. The problem with the claim, though, is that the policy isn't really an Obama-era conspiracy -- it's just the way deportation numbers have been tabulated for years. The George W. Bush administration also counted immigrants caught at the border, in both general enforcement and as part of a program started in 2008 called the Alien Transfer Exit Program. Bush also deported fewer people per year -- far fewer in some years -- than the current administration. The Judiciary Committee said its internal documents showed that not counting people deported from the Alien Transfer Exit Program would reduce total removals by about 37,000 -- from 397,000 to 360,000, not the inflated 100,000 that you posted.

TripleD

questioner, After some more fact checking, I acknowledge your correction. You da man! or rather You da woman! :>) I still stand by the deportation numbers in that this President is on pace to deport 56% more illegal aliens than President Bush did.

questioner

Actually, Obama has increased the Border Patrol only modestly since it nearly doubled under George W. Bush, when the number grew from 11,264 in 2005 to 20,119 in Oct. 2008. Under Obama, the number went up to 21,444 by 2011.

TripleD

"Since when is this Administration enforcing immigration laws?" You are certainly entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts. "Obama is negating immigration laws by imperial decree!" What imperial decrees has Obama made in your fantasy world? In 2008 under President Bush there were 17,499 border patrol agents. In 2012 under President Obama there were 21,394 border patrol agents. That is a 22% increase in border patrol agents. As far as deportation goes, President Obama has averaged 32,886 deportations per month versus 20,964 deportations per month under President Bush. That is a 56% increase in deportations.

TripleD

Yes, Jeh Johnson deviated from his predecessors' stated priorities by listing counterterrorism third instead of first. Some 40 percent of the senior leadership positions are vacant at the department responsible for enforcing immigration and trade laws, securing the nation's borders, protecting the president and countering drugs and terrorism. And it has long been ranked among the federal agencies with the lowest morale. So instead of giving lip service to the primary mission of the Department of Homeland Security, he at least was honest enough to state that the first priority should be to make sure the Department of Homeland Security has the tools to fulfill its mission. Anyone can drive off to work in a car with four flat tires. A true leader will fix the flats before he attempts to drive the car to work.

questioner

Employee, by the 1st workday, has to show both driver's license and social security card. Both employee/employer have to write down the numbers for them. (A US passport works too.) You have at attest all is true. (You have to have a translator sign if English is not good.) You have to show how you know they are allowed to work in this country if they don't have a driver's license--see a birth certificate, etc. (That's what the 3rd sheet explains)

Is that intrusive? It is a pain. Does is prevent undocumented workers?